jtul
Maltese
Alternative forms
- itul (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
From the imperfect of Arabic طالَ (ṭāla).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jˈtuːl/
Verb
jtul (imperfect only)
- to last; to take (time, especially long time)
- Synonym: dam
Conjugation
- In contemporary Maltese, this verb is defective and has no perfect forms. The latter can be replaced with forms of kien + imperfect.
conjugation of jtul
singular | plural | ||||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person m | 3rd person f | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
jien(a) | int(i) | hu(wa) | hi(ja) | aħna | intom | huma | |||
perfect | kont intul | kont ittul | kien itul | kienet ittul | konna ntulu | kontu ttulu | kienu jtulu | ||
imperfect | ntul | ttul | jtul | ttul | ntulu | ttulu | jtulu | ||
imperative | tul | tulu |
Related terms
- matul
- tawwal
- tul
- twil